The trace properties
file syntax follows the WebSphere Application Server properties file syntax of <
keyword>=<
parameter>. In this case, the property has a syntax as follows:
<registration_name>=<trace_level>
where:
For clarity, you can use
single or double quotation style syntax when indicating the registration
name, for example:
MYREGNAME=1 "CICSREG"=2 'SHORTREG'=0
You can also group like-named registrations into one line by using
asterisks as wildcard characters, for example:
REGNAME*=1 *NAME=2 "REG*NAME"=0
A leading # character indicates the start of a comment, unless it
is within a quoted string.
Important:
- Any non-valid trace level is treated as 0. For example, REGNAME=ALL
is treated as trace level 0.
- A registration name of "*" is treated as the default trace level,
for example, if *=1 is specified, the default for any new registrations
is a coarse level of tracing.
- The properties file can have a maximum of 1,024 trace specifications.
The SETOLATRACEPROPS command issues a response message
that displays how many trace definitions were processed for registrations
other than system default.